Miniature Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpah071&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulpah071’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of gardenrose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between thefemale seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent,also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2006 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulpah071’, originated as a single seedlingfrom the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. Thefemale seed parent has orange red flowers, while the new variety has redflowers. The male pollen parent is about 40 cm in growth height, whilethe new variety is 20-25 cm in height.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create anew and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant red flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded roseand on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulpah071’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2006 andconducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlledenvironment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpah071’ was selected in thespring of 2007 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of theaforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpah071’ by traditional budding and rootedcuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery inFredensborg, Denmark in July, 2007. This initial and other subsequentasexual propagations conducted in controlled environments havedemonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpah071’ are true to typeand are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of‘Poulpah071’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are a floweringbranch, flower in parts, leaves, and stems. Plants shown are 2 years ofage.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpah071’,as observed in its growthin a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 yearsof age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are madeusing The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart,2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulpah053’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,090 are compared to ‘Poulpah071’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpah071’ ‘Poulpah053’ Petal Count 40 30 Flower Diameter 50mm 45 mm General Tonality Red Group 46B Red Group 53B of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.        -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 23 mm in length from base of            receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 15 mm. Bud form:            Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group 53A.            Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B with            light intonations of Greyed-Red Group 179B. Surface: Lightly            pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group            144A with strong intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 187A.            Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at            union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have weak            foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal            size: 25 mm long, 10 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth.            Size: 8 mm in height, 10 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group            144B with strong intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 187B.            Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length: About            40 mm. Diameter: 2 mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group            144C with strong intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 185B.            Strength: Strong. Peduncle: Length: About 3 cm. Diameter:            4 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B with intonations of            Greyed-Purple Group 185B.        -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne singly and in            clusters of 3 to 7 flower buds per stem.        -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Light floral. Duration: The blooms            have a duration on the plant of approximately 14 days.            Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully            matured. Size: Flower diameter is 50 mm when open. Flower            depth is 20 mm. Flower shape: High centered, semi double,            with a high pointed center which is tightly closed. Shape of            flower, side view: The upper portion is flat. The lower            portion is concave.        -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 40            petals total, 3 to 5 of which are petaloids.        -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 46B.        -   Petal color.—Upon opening, petals Upper surface: Red Group            46B. Lower surface: Red Group 46A. Basal petal spots, upon            opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 9B. Lower surface:            White Group 155A. After opening, petals Upper surface: Red            Group 46B. Lower surface: Red Group 46A. Basal petal spots,            after opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 9B. Lower            surface: White Group 155A.        -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed. Margin: Entire and            uniform. Moderate undulations. Shape: Generally rounded.            Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 30 mm (l)×28            mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.        -   Petaloids.—Size: 16 mm (l) by 12 mm (w). Quantity: 3 to 5.            Shape: Color: Upper surface is Red Group 46B. Lower surface            is Red Group 46A. Petaloid basal spots are Yellow Group 9B            on the upper surface, White Group 155A lower surface.        -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 1            mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 11B. Quantity: 35 on            average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-Orange Group 23C. Length:            4 mm. Pistils: Length: 4 mm. Quantity: 20 on average.            Stigmas: Color: Green-White Group 157A. Styles: Color:            Green-White Group 157A. Location of stigmas: Level in            location relative to the length of the filaments and the            height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed.-   Plant:    -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 20- 25 cm in            height, and 20 cm wide.        -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B with            intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 184B. Mature growth:            Yellow-Green Group 144B. Length: On average, canes are 15 cm            from the base of the plant to the flowering portion.            Diameter: 4 mm. Internodes: On mature canes, there is an            average distance of 25 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:            Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.        -   Long prickles.—None observed.        -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 80 mm (l)×45 (w). Quantity: 4            leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to            the stem: 60 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper side:            Yellow-Green Group 152A with intonations of Greyed-Red Group            178B. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Color of mature            foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side:            Yellow-Green Group 146A.        -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 10 mm long, 2 mm            wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly            broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Entire.            Color: Yellow-Green Group 147A with intonations of            Greyed-Red Group 178A. Petiole: Length: 10 to 20 mm.            Diameter: 1 mm. Upper surface: Color: Greyed-Purple Group            187B. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Rachis:            Length: 15 to 20 mm Upper surface: Color: Greyed-Purple            Group 187B. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.            Observations: Small prickles Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5            to 7 leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: On average terminal            leaflets are 35 mm long, 20 mm wide. Shape: Generally            elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute. Texture: Smooth.            Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation:            Reticulate. Glossiness: Not glossy.        -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery            mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora            sparsa, rust Phragmidium sps., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,            and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.        -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold            Hardiness Zone 6.        -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable            for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture            Society heat zone 7.

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniaturerose class named ‘Poulpah071’, substantially as illustrated anddescribed herein, due to its abundant red flowers, disease resistance,and extended period of bloom.